With Boston’s major moment extended through July, a longer look at the impact of an iconic exhibition
WRITING THE FUTURE: BASQUIAT AND THE HIP-HOP GENERATION CONTINUES AT MFA
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NOTES ON: NOMADLAND, THE “BEST PICTURE” OF 2020
"Time and again, Nomadland shows its preference for 'reality' as a stylistic posture over depicting the actual experience of being poor in America."
INTERVIEW: “THE PINEAPPLE DIARIES” WRITER/DIRECTOR PALOMA VALENZUELA
“I knew I wanted to make a show that really reflected what my corner of Boston and Jamaica Plain looks like.”
THE JAR + BUNKER HILL CC TEAM UP FOR COMMUNITY POETRY WORKSHOPS
“The ethos is very much come as you are, because that is the best you can give to this world."
FILM REVIEW: OSCAR-NOMINATED SHORTS 2021
The Animation, Documentary, and Live Action programs of the 2021 Oscar Nominated Short Films series are currently playing in theaters and streaming at virtual cinemas.
ADAPTATION: A NEW ENGLAND “ROGUE SCHOLAR” SHAKES UP SHAKESPEARE
Michael Blanding’s new book goes beyond what “scholars have previously realized.” “At the very least it should be explored.”
DISASTER AND BUREAUCRACY: KIM STANLEY ROBINSON’S “THE MINISTRY FOR THE FUTURE”
Robinson also passionately advocates direct democracy and popular participation in small scale, but he is oddly reserved about capitalism, which underlies climate change and prevents action to abate it.
INTERVIEW: SHATARA MICHELLE FORD, WRITER/DIRECTOR OF “TEST PATTERN”
Shatara Michelle Ford is an American filmmaker whose feature debut was released to virtual cinemas and theaters in February.
HAND CRAFTED: LOCAL ARTIST’S AWESOME JEWELRY A DIGITAL SUCCESS
“The first ‘uncute’ sculpture I made was a hand holding a bloody heart. After that, no one called my work cute anymore.”
REVIEW: “FRAMING BRITNEY SPEARS”
Directed by Samantha Stark. US, 2021, 74 minutes. Available on Hulu.
